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TikTok to roll-out measures to stamp out disinformation ahead of Irish referendums

Video-sharing platform’s measures include new rules and technologies to tackle misleading AI-generated content, and the banning of political ads

TikTok: The popular video-sharing platform is used by over 2 million people in Ireland, and 134 million across Europe. Picture: Bloomberg

TikTok has announced a number of new measures it is introducing to counteract misinformation and disinformation ahead of the upcoming referendums in Ireland, and the European elections.

These include the introduction of new rules and technologies to tackle misleading AI-generated content and the banning of political ads.

The popular video-sharing platform, which is used by over 2 million people in Ireland, and 134 million across Europe, is to launch a local language election centre in-app ...